Emma Willard School
Calling All Girls-Bring us your smart, your unique, your silly; Bring us your thoughtful and dedicated! Bring us the girls seeking to change the world.
Emma Willard School is a place where authenticity is celebrated, and girls are encouraged to discover and be their very best selves. Please visit our website, www.emmawillard.org to learn more, or contact admissions@emmawillard.org to schedule a visit.
Quick Stats (2022)
- Grades: (Boarding) 9-12, PG
- Students: 355 students
- Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students): $65,270
- Yearly Tuition (Day Students): $39,600
- Acceptance rate: 36%
- Application Deadline: Feb. 1 / rolling
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Description
Emma Willard is especially good at facilitating discussion based classrooms using the Harkness Method. I am finding now that I am in college classes that are all large lectures that Emma Willard's teachers were especially. . .
Emma Willard's home on Mount Ida is in itself one of a kind. The moment you step on campus, you enter a different world of gray stone walls and unbridled passion. Emma Willard's small, close-knit. . .
One of my favorite parts about Emma Willard was the round table method of teaching. All humanities classes were taught around a round table, so that all of the students could see one another. Teachers. . .
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Top Rankings
Emma Willard School ranks among the top 10 schools with 200-400 students (out of 109 schools) for:
Category
Attribute
School Resources
School Resources
School History
School Overview
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Year Founded
1814
1907
Campus Size
137 acres
125 acres
Student Body
Enrollment
355 students
300 students
% Students of Color
26%
25%
% International Students
23%
20%
% Students Boarding
62%
70%
SAT range (25th-75th percentile)
1215 - 1445
-
Offers Post-Grad Year
Yes
No
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes
No
No
Student : Teacher Ratio
6:1
7:1
# of AP / Advanced Courses Offered
19
17
ESL Courses Offered
No
Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
75%
70%
Summer Program Details
Tuition Cost
Endowment Size
$103.6 million
$25 million
Yearly Tuition
(Boarding Students)
(Boarding Students)
$65,270
$59,900
Yearly Tuition
(Day Students)
(Day Students)
$39,600
$33,250
Summer Program Cost
$2,200
(GirlSummer, Emma’s signature summer progra, offers day and boarding programs. Each year, we welcome rising 1st-9th grade girls (boarding for rising 6th through 9th only) from down the street and around the world to our vibrant campus for two-week or four-week programs. We know how important this time is to immerse herself in an all-girls environment. To be sure, each girl experiences the answers to why an all-girls environment matters, and she does this with great fun and long-lasting meaning. GirlSummer Explorer Boarding - $2,100 Writer's Retreat (Boarding) - $2,200 English Language and Leadership - $8,650)
(GirlSummer, Emma’s signature summer progra, offers day and boarding programs. Each year, we welcome rising 1st-9th grade girls (boarding for rising 6th through 9th only) from down the street and around the world to our vibrant campus for two-week or four-week programs. We know how important this time is to immerse herself in an all-girls environment. To be sure, each girl experiences the answers to why an all-girls environment matters, and she does this with great fun and long-lasting meaning. GirlSummer Explorer Boarding - $2,100 Writer's Retreat (Boarding) - $2,200 English Language and Leadership - $8,650)
% Students on Financial Aid
42%
40%
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
$31,250
$25,000
Merit Scholarships Offered
No
No
Acceptance Rate
Application Deadline
Feb. 1 / rolling
Jan. 15
SSAT Required
Yes
Yes
Average Percentile SSAT
66%
-
Acceptance Rate
36%
58%
Director of Admissions
Julie Clancy
Sports
# Interscholastic Sports Offered
18
16
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurricular Organizations
44
23
Extracurriculars
Instructional Tennis
Club or Organization:
Activities Council, African Aid, Animation Club, Architecture Club, Art Room Monitor, Black and Hispanic Awareness (BHA), Chamber Group, Conservation Society, DPP (Dance Performance Project), Drawing, painting, pottery, Emma Green, Emma Now- Student Run Blog, Fair Trade Store, Fellowship of Christians at Universities and Schools (FOCUS), Foreign and American Student Organization, Horsebackrding (English), Instructional Ice Hockey, Instrument Ensemble, Kush (Radio Station), Martial Arts, Multicultural Awareness Club, Music lessons (piano, brass, singing), Muslin Student Association, Open Doors, Outdoor Program, Portfolio, Robotics, Rock Ensemble, Shakespeare, Snowboarding, Spring Theater Workshop, Student/Faculty Senate, Technical Theater, UNICEF
Arts and Music Programs:
Agonies, Campus Players, Choir, Kickball, Literature Live, Planet@CA (environmental club), Road Biking
Club or Organization:
Activities Council, African Aid, Animation Club, Architecture Club, Art Room Monitor, Black and Hispanic Awareness (BHA), Chamber Group, Conservation Society, DPP (Dance Performance Project), Drawing, painting, pottery, Emma Green, Emma Now- Student Run Blog, Fair Trade Store, Fellowship of Christians at Universities and Schools (FOCUS), Foreign and American Student Organization, Horsebackrding (English), Instructional Ice Hockey, Instrument Ensemble, Kush (Radio Station), Martial Arts, Multicultural Awareness Club, Music lessons (piano, brass, singing), Muslin Student Association, Open Doors, Outdoor Program, Portfolio, Robotics, Rock Ensemble, Shakespeare, Snowboarding, Spring Theater Workshop, Student/Faculty Senate, Technical Theater, UNICEF
Arts and Music Programs:
Agonies, Campus Players, Choir, Kickball, Literature Live, Planet@CA (environmental club), Road Biking
College Matriculation
Year:
10 Most Popular College Choices (# Enrolled)
School Notes
- For more than 200 years, Emma Willard has been the premier school for curious, driven girls seeking "more" from their educations. Our girls-known as Emma Girls-follow in the footsteps of our founder, Madame Emma Hart Willard, who believed girls were entitled to the same quality education their brothers had, and opened her own girls` school in 1814 at the young age of 27.
- Emma Willard School prides itself on being a sustained innovator in girls` education and offers personalized programming that enables our girls to explore their personal passions hands-on-whether that means working in a biotechnology lab, getting started in journalism, building on one`s graphic artistry, investigating philanthropy, and more! Our personalized approach enables girls to expand both their minds and confidence while learning alongside likeminded girls from across the United States and world.
- Whether a girl is a day or boarding student, she is sure to find her place among our widely diverse student body, and will be supported by Emma`s close-knit community of faculty, staff, and advisors throughout her journey.
- In addition to offering a rigorous academic program designed to challenge and inspire our girls, Emma offers ample time for fun, too. Throughout the year, girls take part in our schools` long-held traditions such as Eventide, May Day, Principal`s Playday, and the most beloved of all-the annual senior performance of Revels.
- Our historic campus located in Troy, New York is minutes away from our state capital in Albany and a mere three hours from major destinations in New York City, Boston, the Adirondacks, and Montreal, providing numerous opportunities for internships, weekend activities, and field trips.
- Although academics is top priority, on campus our girls enjoy themselves by participating on or cheering for our 12 varsity and four junior varsity athletics teams, attending dormitory teas and get-togethers with classmates, by bowling in our newly renovated bowling alley, or with one of the many games in our student center.
- This balanced approach of substance and fun has well-equipped our Emma Girls for life beyond our castle walls and earned them admission into colleges such as Harvard, Georgetown University, Wellesley College, the University of Norte Dame, New York University, John Hopkins University, Sarah Lawrence College, and many more.
- Emma Willard School accreditations: NYSAIS
- Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
- Jane Fonda - Actress
- Kirsten Gillibrand '84 - U.S. Senator for NY State
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton '32 - Author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the woman's rights and suffrage movements.
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